All members of the Ottawa Centreville Branch (OCB/Branch) of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) are cordially invited to attend and participate in the 2026 OCB Annual General Meeting (AGM), elections and dinner.
Date: September 16, 2026
Time: 17:00 to 20:00
Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, 150 Albert Street, Ottawa and virtually via Zoom.
Your opportunity to:
- have a dialogue with your Branch executive members.
- meet your stewards and other PIPSC members.
- understand what your Branch and the PIPSC National office do for you; and
- an update on current PIPSC activities.
The AGM is intended to be your evening and will include presentations by the Branch President and Treasurer in addition to guest speakers from PIPSC. We hope that you will find the presentations to be interesting and we welcome your questions and suggestions. There will be a limited number of members attending in-person and a link will be provided to those attending virtually. Voting keys will be sent to those attending virtually and in-person.
An election for vacant positions on the Branch executive will also be held. Please submit in writing to ocbmembers@pipsc.ca any nominations for one of the available positions.
Nominations may also be made from the floor of the OCB AGM on September 16, 2026 at the appropriate time.
Space is limited (in person). Please confirm your participation by completing your registration no later than August 28, 2026. Please advise if you have any special dietary requirements and whether you require simultaneous translation from English to French.
Please note that the venue’s capacity is 100 seats. Registration will be confirmed by email on September 4 as seats are limited. Your OCB Executive is looking forward to seeing you on September 16, 2026. Dinner and a drink ticket will be provided; however, all other expenses will be at the member’s own expense.
Proposed Agenda
17:00 – 18:00 Registration. Welcome – Cash Bar
18:00 – 20:00 Branch Meeting (Dinner will be served during the meeting)
- Opening Remarks (President) and Introductions
- Approval of the Agenda
- Elections—— Note: A total of at least five (5) positions
- Approval of 2025 AGM minutes
- Business Arising from the 2025 AGM minutes
- President’s Report
- Treasurer’s Report
- Approval of Branch Budget
- New Business, including By-law amendments
- Guest Speaker(s), questions and answer period
- Announcement of Election Results
- Adjournment
For additional information please write to ocbmembers@pipsc.ca
The council is a paperless meeting, and we will also be conducting voting via emails. Please ensure you come prepared and bring a smart device to be able to vote.
OCB Executive